by Emma Gordon | Jun 22, 2017 | Silver clay, Silver Clay School, Sterling Silver Clay, Working with Silver Clay
Silver Clay & Hallmarking IntroductionThe tradition of hallmarking in the UK goes back to the 1300s; it was the early safeguard for any purchaser of precious metals to know that what they were buying was the real deal. This is a tradition that continues to this...
by Emma Gordon | Apr 26, 2017 | Silver clay, Silver Clay School, Sterling Silver Clay, Working with Silver Clay
Different Types of Silver Clay explained I was teaching this weekend and as I always do, I was chatting to my students before we got down to the nitty gritty of making beautiful jewellery with silver clay. And one thing that came out loud and clear was the confusing...
by Emma Gordon | Jul 6, 2016 | buying a kiln for silver clay, Silver clay, Silver Clay School, Sterling Silver Clay, Working with Silver Clay
Buying a kiln for firing Silver Clay ‘Emma, should I buy a kiln?’ This is a question a lot of my students ask me. And it’s one that they ask me kinda dreading the answer, because most of us know that kilns are a considerable investment, even the smaller ones can come...
by Emma Gordon | Nov 4, 2015 | Silver clay, Silver Clay School, Sterling Silver Clay, Working with Silver Clay
Sterling Silver Clay – Firing In my last blog I covered what I thought was so great about working with sterling silver clay, now for the not so great news. As with all things, there are considerations you should be aware of as well as concessions you may need to make....
by Emma Gordon | Oct 5, 2015 | Silver clay, Sterling Silver Clay, Working with Silver Clay
Sterling Silver PMC What’s the deal with Sterling Silver clay? The upside There was a time, granted it was a few years ago, where it was considered impossible to have a commercially available Sterling Silver Clay. Since 2012 Mitsubishi – the manufacturers of Precious...
